Sheryl Lee Ralph

Acting

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Born December 30, 1956Waterbury, Connecticut, USA118 credits

Sheryl Lee Ralph OJ (born December 30, 1956) is an American actress and singer. Known for her performances on stage and screen she earned acclaim for her role as Deena Jones in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls (1981), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Since 2021, she has starred as Barbara Howard on the ABC mockumentary sitcom Abbott Elementary, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, becoming the first Black woman in 35 years to win the award. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For

Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident

Movie

2026

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
9.0

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship

Movie

2025

Weather Hunters
8.5

Weather Hunters

TV

2025

The Disappearance of Miss Scott

The Disappearance of Miss Scott

Movie

2025

Ricky
1.0

Ricky

Movie

2025

The Fabulous Four
5.9

The Fabulous Four

Movie

2024

Filmography

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2026Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accidentas SelfMovie
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
2025The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendshipas SelfMovie
Weather Hunters
2025Weather Huntersas Ms. Joyce (voice)TV
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025The Disappearance of Miss Scottas Hazel Scott (voice)Movie
Ricky
2025Rickyas JoanneMovie
The Fabulous Four
2024The Fabulous Fouras KittyMovie
The Real Red Tails
2024The Real Red Tailsas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Disney 100: Remember That
2023Disney 100: Remember Thatas Self - HostMovie
Young Love
2023Young Loveas Additional Voices (voice)TV
The Young Wife
2023The Young Wifeas AngeliqueMovie
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4as SelfMovie
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas SelfTV
How We Roll
2022How We Rollas LorettaTV
Abbott Elementary
2021Abbott Elementaryas Barbara HowardTV
Christmas in My Heart
2021Christmas in My Heartas Ruthie SampsonMovie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas SelfMovie
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021Turning the Tables with Robin Robertsas SelfTV
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021Celebrity Wheel of Fortuneas Self - ContestantTV
Christmas Comes Twice
2020Christmas Comes Twiceas Ms. NelsonMovie
Fashionably Yours
2020Fashionably Yoursas JanetMovie
Motherland: Fort Salem
2020Motherland: Fort Salemas President Kelly WadeTV
Christmas Hotel
2019Christmas Hotelas MarnieMovie
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hallas Self - GuestTV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self - GuestTV
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019A Black Lady Sketch Showas Asia's MotherTV
Fam
2019Famas RoseTV
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
2018No Sleep 'Til Christmasas Mrs. WrightMovie
Forbidden
2018ForbiddenMovie
Uncensored
2018UncensoredTV
Step Sisters
2018Step Sistersas Yvonne BishopMovie
Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017Christmas at Holly Lodgeas NadineMovie
Just Getting Started
2017Just Getting Startedas RobertaMovie
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017Carpool Karaoke: The Seriesas SelfTV
The Quad
2017The Quadas Ula PettiwayTV
MacGyver
2016MacGyveras Mama ColtonTV
One Mississippi
2016One Mississippias FeliciaTV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas Self - GuestTV
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas SelfTV
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
2014Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawnas Ms. DumontTV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
Instant Mom
2013Instant Momas Maggie TurnerTV
Ray Donovan
2013Ray Donovanas ClaudetteTV
JD Lawrence's Community Service
2013JD Lawrence's Community Serviceas CarolynTV
Christmas in Compton
2012Christmas in Comptonas AbutaMovie
Smash
2012Smashas Cynthia MooreTV
Ladies of the Church
2012Ladies of the ChurchMovie
2 Broke Girls
20112 Broke Girlsas GenétTV
Young Justice
2010Young Justiceas Amanda Waller (voice)TV
Blessed and Cursed
2010Blessed and Cursedas Lady WrightMovie
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009RuPaul's Drag Raceas Self - Guest JudgeTV
The Wendy Williams Show
2008The Wendy Williams ShowTV
Hannah Montana
2006Hannah Montanaas Clarice JohnsonTV
Barbershop
2005Barbershopas ClaireTV
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphiaas Barbara HowardTV
Justice League Unlimited
2004Justice League Unlimitedas Cheetah (voice)TV
Las Vegas
2003Las Vegasas Janet EllisTV
Whoopi
2003Whoopias FlorenceTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
Justice League
2001Justice Leagueas Cheetah (voice)TV
The Proud Family
2001The Proud Familyas Diana Parker (voice)TV
The Jennie Project
2001The Jennie Projectas Dr. Pamela PrentissMovie
The District
2000The Districtas Dee BanksTV
Static Shock
2000Static Shockas Trina Jessup (voice)TV
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
2000Lost in the Pershing Point Hotelas NurseMovie
Deterrence
2000Deterrenceas Gayle RedfordMovie
The Parkers
1999The ParkersTV
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1999Hook'd Upas ChantalMovie
Hollywood Squares
1998Hollywood Squaresas Self - PanelistTV
The Wild Thornberrys
1998The Wild Thornberrysas Lioness #2 (voice)TV
Jamaica Beat
1997Jamaica Beatas Sylvia JonesMovie
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witchas Zsa Zsa GoowhiggieTV
Bogus
1996Bogusas Ruth ClarkMovie
7th Heaven
19967th Heavenas NurseTV
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
Lover's Knot
1996Lover's Knotas CharlotteMovie
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Showas SelfTV
Moesha
1996Moeshaas Dee MitchellTV
White Man's Burden
1995White Man's Burdenas RobertaMovie
Witch Hunt
1994Witch Huntas Hypolita KropotkinMovie
ER
1994ERas Gloria GallantTV
The Flintstones
1994The Flintstonesas Mrs. PyriteMovie
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the Habitas Florence WatsonMovie
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1993GeorgeTV
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992The Distinguished Gentlemanas Miss LorettaMovie
V
1992Vicki!as SelfTV
Mistress
1992Mistressas Beverly DumontMovie
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Drawas Miss RosaleeMovie
Voices That Care
1991Voices That Careas Self - Choir MemberMovie
To Sleep with Anger
1990To Sleep with Angeras LindaMovie
New Attitude
1990New Attitudeas Vicki St. JamesTV
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1990Max Monroe: Loose CannonTV
Skin Deep
1989Skin Deepas ReceptionistMovie
The Mighty Quinn
1989The Mighty Quinnas Lola QuinnMovie
Oliver & Company
1988Oliver & Companyas Rita (voice)Movie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
1987Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladiesas CorelleMovie
W
1986Wordplayas Self - Celebrity PanelistTV
Designing Women
1986Designing Womenas Etienne Toussant BouvierTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Renee QuintanaTV
Amazing Stories
1985Amazing Storiesas show singerTV
Code Name: Foxfire
1985Code Name: Foxfireas Maggie BryanMovie
Code Name: Foxfire
1985Code Name: Foxfireas Maggie 'The Cat' BryanTV
V
1984Vas GlennaTV
Hunter
1984Hunteras Josie CliffordTV
The Neighborhood
1982The Neighborhoodas Doris CampbellMovie
Falcon Crest
1981Falcon Crestas Mooshy TuckerTV
It's a Living
1980It's a Livingas Ginger St. JamesTV
A Piece of the Action
1977A Piece of the Actionas Barbara HanleyMovie
Wonder Woman
1975Wonder Womanas BobbieTV
The Jeffersons
1975The JeffersonsTV
American Music Awards
1974American Music Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
Good Times
1974Good TimesTV
The Emmy Awards
1949The Emmy Awardsas SelfTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV
Cars: Lightning Racers
—Cars: Lightning Racersas Ms. Blinker (voice)TV